CHRIS FERRARI
Current Address: 155 Colvin Ave
Buffalo NY 14216
607.743.0744
cferrari@buffalo.edu
OBJECTIVE: Seeking Freelance Work as a Web Developer/Graphic Designer
EDUCATION:
State University of New York at Fredonia
Bachelor of Arts, Visual Art and New Media
Overall GPA: 3.1, Major GPA: 3.71
University at Buffalo
Department of Media Study -Master of Fine Arts Program in Digital Art -CURRENTLY STUDYING
Current GPA: 3.8
RELEVANT COURSES:
Programming: Visual Basic Programming, Internet/Web Programming, Microcomputer Software, WWW Design and Programming, Media Production I, Interactive Design I, Systems Languages Protocols
Music: Rhetoric of Vision and Sound, Music History Western Civilization, Topics in Music History, Pop Music Workshop, Electronic Music Composition I & II, Sight Sound and Motion, Desktop and Audio Multimedia, Sound Studio I, Special Topics: Electronic Music Sound Styles
Art: Seminar in the Image (with Tony Conrad),Tactical Media (with Steve Kurtz), Rip, Mix, Burn (with Trebor Sholz),2-D Design, Drawing I, Interactive Design II, Media Production II, Advanced Interactivity, New Media Writing, Media Arts Practicum and Capstone
RELAVANT SOFTWARE:
Adobe Photoshop, After Effects, Macromedia Flash, Dreamweaver, Adobe Illustrator, Propellerhead Reason, Java Script, CSS, HTML, FTP, Bias deck, Audacity, basic knowledge of: PHP, ASP, MYSQL.
ORGANIZATIONS:
Media Arts Club - Fall 2001 - Spring 2002
Provide the campus with multimedia audio and video presentations/solutions
Sound Services - Spring 2001 - Fall 2001
Provide live sound for all on campus events, as well as hired work throughout the community
SKILLS:
Thorough knowledge of HTML, Adobe Photoshop, After Effects, Macromedia Flash as well as other audio/video applications. Completely comfortable with both Macintosh and PC OS. Limited experience with Linux. Strives to create new and fresh multimedia solutions. Is extremely adaptable to all situations. Works extremely well with others and serves as a motivational force in the workplace. Is self motivated and exercises team leadership qualities. Builds strong relationships with students and colleagues. Always has great artistic insights and is ready to display creative ability in any given circumstance. Overall knowledge of computers integrated with art surpasses that of others. The product of my labor will always meet or exceed the standards that I am presented with.
EMPLOYMENT:
University at Buffalo Department of Media Studies: (Fall Semester ’05-current) Teaching Assistant. Responsibilities include, preparing exciting course material and lesson plans. Engage students in fun and informative discussions and projects.
NBFB: (http://www.nbfbmusic.com) Website development, poster, cd cover and flyer design
theNEWDEAL: (http://www.thenewdeal.ca) Summer04-present -Website updates/maintenance, photographer, cd design, tech support
Michelle Nati: (http://www.gothacked.org/mirror/nati) (Current) Webmaster/Graphic Designer
Small Cap Equities: (http://www.smallcapequities.com) (Current)Webmaster/Graphic Designer.
SUNY Fredonia Webmaster Internship: (http://www.fredonia.edu) Spring 05 – Present
Webmaster, studies include but not limited to PHP SQL ASP and other assorted server side scripting languages. Studies will also entail understanding and maintaining the structure of SUNY Fredonia’s website.
Joshua Ritter (http://www.nondualart.com) Spring 04-Present
Webmaster, Graphic Design, Web Graphic Optimization, Print Design, FTP Account Management
SUNY College @ FredoniaSchool of Music (http://www.fredonia.edu/som/srt ) Fall 03 - present
Freelance Multimedia Interactive Web Programming and Design, Flash Programming
Educational Development Program 5/02- 5/04
Lab monitor and technician, on location troubleshooting, computer matinence and repair
Educational Development Program Webmaster (http://www.fredonia.edu/edp ) current
Update and revamp existing EDP website structure. Responsible for upkeep of accurate information contained within the structure of this web space
OTHER:
Gothacked.org (http://www.gothacked.org) Urban Interventionist Network. Co-Founder and Urban Interventionist
Portfolio (http://chris.gothacked.org)
Polis T-Shirts (http://polistshirts.gothacked.org)
BLOG (http://rmbblog.gothacked.org)